Thursday, December 31, 2009

SOLD I never thought back in September 7, 2006 that I would do 1000 daily paintings. I was thinking maybe I would do 100 or do it for a year. I didn't do them quite every day but I came pretty close. Life and energy gets in the way at times. It seems kind of unreal to me that I have done this, its not something I had a goal for, I never said I will paint 1000 paintings. Actually I have painted quite a few more, some hundreds, I just started keeping better records when I began the Daily Paintings.This one is 8 x 10, it was commissioned. The House of Refuge is very cool, they used it for shipwrecked people to stay at.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

SOLD This one was fun, I started it awhile ago, it was a drip painting. Thin paint is dripped on to the panel and tilted up so the paint runs and then I kind of direct some of the drips with my brush and look closely at the painting to see how I want to develop it. I didn't see much at the time, saw the two larger trees and figured I would do something with them when it dried. So I picked it up and finished it, changed the colors, it was just purples and blues.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

This is from a sketch I made the last time I was at the Savanna's Recreational Area. I like to do a sketch before I paint to warm up and to also see any problems with composition. Sometimes I work from the scene then and there and sometimes I will work on it later. Its on a hardwood plywood panel 5 x 7 inches. Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $100 USDOr, send me an email

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

SOLD Its oil, 5 x 7 inches on luan plywood. I had this photo of the area but I just used the photo as a jumping off place and pretty much made up the scene. The front grass is there and the water but the rest is fantasy. In real life there is a bottle brush tree on the grass but I had already painted that. Lots of juicy texture from the painting knife.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

I was painting this in the Oxbow Eco Center and two groups of children on a field trip walked by. The rangers asked them if their parents liked coffee and it turned out all of them did. The rangers then told them about the wild coffee plants there that the settlers used for their coffee but they said coffee made from them tastes awful. Some day I'll have to try some, and paint some too, they are pretty. There are some blue berries in the painting, I forget what the rangers said they were, they told the children not to eat them, they would cause tummy troubles of the violent sort. The wild grapes they said were good. (most of the wild grape I have had were small, seedy and sour) There is one wild grape vine in my yard that has pretty good grapes, they are small seedy and sweet. The tree is a dahoon holly that I have heard called the Florida holly also.

The children all walked by my painting, everyone of them saying it looked nice. In those exact words! One boy said something different, he thought I was doing a good job. The ranger told me that they had to say something and I told her I thought it was good they were polite. I figure I have a nice looking painting here all those kids can't be wrong.

Its oil, almost all painting knife, lots of texture. 8 x 10 on a luan plywood panel. Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $300 USDOr, send me an email

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite. This is the site of the old fort on Indian River Drive. This is where the town of Fort Pierce got its name, the fort was named after General Benjamin Pierce. It doesn't look much like this now, you can still see the oak but they did some land clearing a year or so ago so its pretty bare now. Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $100 USDOr, send me an email

Saturday, December 12, 2009

I saw the huge cloud in the back of the cabbage palms and I wanted to capture it, I love painting clouds. Its from life, on location in the Savanna's Recreational area. You can go camping there, someday I would like to.

The painting is 5 x 7 inches, oil on masonite.Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $100 USDOr, send me an email

Thursday, December 10, 2009

In the Savannas Recreational Area again. Beautiful weather and these cool little birds. They were swimming in front of us and would go into the darker green grass and disappear. After awhile they would show up again.

We were having a big discussion what the little birds were, they have bright red beaks. We thought they might be coots or grebes and the first thing I did when I got home was look them up. They are related to coots.

The painting is 5 x 7, oil on masonite. Painted in the open air on location.Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $100 USDOr, send me an email

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

It was a beautiful day today, the thunderheads didn't stay and it didn't rain, it looked like it was for a little while. We saw lots of birds and there was a nice cool breeze. Its 8 x 10 inches on masonite, oil, lots of texture. Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $300 USDOr, send me an email

Monday, December 07, 2009

This started out as a plein air I painted at Heathcote Botanical Gardens here in Fort Pierce. I don't think I ever posted it, I just wasn't happy with the painting. I came across it today and thought it could do with a bird and some flowers so I scraped off some paint and put them in with the little pond.I like the painting a lot better now. Its 5 x 7, oil, lots of texture from the painting knife. Buy this painting on PayPalPrice: $100 USDOr, send me an email

Friday, December 04, 2009

SOLD This Tuesday when I was at the Savannas there was what I thought was a perfect view, the birds were both there and reflected in the water. I said that I had to paint it and so I did today. The painting is 8 x 10 inches, oil on masonite, it has lots of nice texture.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

SOLD I painted this today in the Savannas Recreational area. I sold it hot off the easel! Its 8 x 10, oil. It was beautiful out, there were lots of birds and other critters. Not too hot or cold, it was a perfect day.

About Me

I was born in Ft. Pierce and lived there all my life. I have an Associate in Art degree from the Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce. I consider myself primarily self taught.
I am a member of Plein Air Florida, and the leader of Plein Air Painters of the Treasure Coast. My paintings are in art collections worldwide.
I have co-published an article in Plein Air Magazine.
I have contributed paintings to Art for Nature, Heathcote Botanical Gardens, Habitat for Humanity and various other charities.
I love painting outside using the painting knife. I love the rich texture and lustrous effects I can get with the knife.
My studio is located in my home on Indian River Drive in Fort Pierce. I use both of my names in my art, Lori McNamara and Lenore McNamara.
I can be reached at lori.mcnamara@gmail.com